qꜣ-ꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

qꜣ (“raised”) +‎ ꜥ (“arm”), thus literally ‘(the one) raised of arm’, i.e. ‘the one whose arm is raised’

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. a serekh name notably borne by Qa'a, a pharaoh of the First Dynasty

References

  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 47, 172
  • Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate VIII
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